Vanity case



May s, 192s W. PORANSKI VANITY CASE Filed Feb; 5. 1926 MMM Patented May- 8, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER PCRANSKI, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,`ASSIGNOR T-Q NATIQNAL TRADING C0.,'

0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

VANITY CASE.

application mea February s, 192e. smal Nb. seais.

My invention relates to Ivanity cases and particularly to vanity casesv of the type shown and described in U. S. Letters Patent 1,504,001, granted to Emile Soyez, August 5, 1925.

The invention has among its other objects the production of an improved vanity case adapted to hold finely divided powder which v may be removed therefrom by a puff, or the equivalent.

A particular object of the inventlon is to rovide im roved means in the vanity c ajuse or subjectmg the'finely divided powdenjto pressure so that it will be held in a compact mass until used.

One form of the invention is embodied, in a vanity case comprising a cylindrical box having a rotatable perforate top wall, and. a readily detachable bottom wall which permits the box to be quickly and easily refilled with finely divided powder, the powder being held in a compact mass in the box by a plate, which is urged toward the perforate wall by a spring, and, in turn, subjects the powder to pressure in such manner that it does not tend to sift through the perforations inthe top wall unless-the -top wall is rotated. The spring has' portions slidably secured to the plate and has relatively sharp projections for engaging the back Wall to prevent relative rotation between it and the back wall.

Many other objects and advantages of the construction herein shown and described will be obvious to those skilled in the art from the disclosure herein given.

To this end my invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described,

and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding art: p Fig. 1 is a central section taken through a vanity case embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, the vanity case being shown to a reduced scale;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; l

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5,is a perspective view of a plate and a spring forming parts of my improved vanity case.

In the drawing, I have shown a preferred form of the invention embodied in a vanity case, which is adapted to hold a quantity of finely divided powder,fthe vanity case being so constructed that any desired quantit of powder maybe readily removed there rom by a puff, or the equivalent; or, if desired, the powder may be sifted upon any desired object. As best shown in Fig. 1, my improved` vanity case preferably comprises' a. box 12 adapted to hold the finely divided powder, the box having a lid 13 hinged thereto, as indicated at 14. The lid is preferably adapted to hold a cake 15 of rouge and is provided with a mirror 17. 'The means for mounting the rouge and mirror in the lid 13 are more fully shown and described in my co-pending application, Serial No. 86,315, filed February 5, 1926.

The box 12 is preferably cylindrical in form and comprises an annular side wall 19 having an inwardly extending annular flange 20 Rotatably mounted upon the annular flange 20 is a to wall 22 provided with a plurality of perfiirations 23 through which powder may be sifted from the box, the powder being indicated at 24. In this embodiment of the invention, the top wall 22 is provided with a marginal flange 26 adapted to 85 ride upon the outer surface of the flange 20, and the top Wall is retained in place upon the box by a ring 29 engagingthe inner surface of the flange 20. The rmg 29 is secured to the top wall 22 by clips 30 struck from the top wall. v

The bottom of the box 12 is closed by a wall 33 having a marginal or annular ilange 34 insertztble in the box and having lugs 35 adapted to engage bayonet grooves 36 formed in the side wall 19. This construction permits the bottom wall 33 to be quickly and easily removed from the box 12 so that the box may be refilled with powder when necessary. To remove the bottom wall 33, it is only necessary to rotate it relatively to ico the box' through a short distance and then pull it from the box. It will be noted that' the bottom wa1l33 and its integral flange 34 form an outwardly extending annular groove 38. The'purpose of this construction will presently appear.

The powder 24.- is normally retained between the top wall 22 and a movable wall, partition or plate 40 disposed intermediate the top `and bottom walls. A spring 41 interposed between the plate 40 and the bottom wall 33 urges the plate 4() toward the top wall 22 and, in practice, compacts the powder 24 in such manner that it does not 'tend tosift through the perforations 23 unless the top wall is rotated relative to the box. However, if the top wall is rotated, the powder sifts out of the box through the perforations 23 and may be removed from the wall 22 by a powder puffor the like. The plate 40 is preferably provided with a plurality of ridges 40', or the equivalent, arranged to project into the powder 24 and to assist in forcing it through vthe perforat-ions 23.

The spring 41 may be formed of any suitable material and preferably comprises an arcuate portion 42 and arcuate arms 43, the arcuate arms being joined to the arcuate portion 42 at the ends thereof. It will be noted that the free ends of the arcuate arms 43 tend to springV away from the arcuate portion 42. Projecting laterally from the arcuate portion 42 are extensions 45 adapted to enga e the groove 38. The extensions 45 are pre erably formed with relatively sharp projections 47 bent to engage the bottom wall 33 to prevent -relative rotation between the spring 41 and the bottom wall. This also prevents relative rotation between the plate 40 and the bottom wall, as eac-h of the arcuate arms 43 is slidably journaled upon a substantially L-shaped lug 49 struck up from the plate, apertures 50 being provided in the arms for accommodating the lu The construction is such that when t ie s ring is lompressed and tends to elongate, t e free ends of the arms 43 may be moved away from each other. This permits the spring to expand smoothly so that it firmly compacts the powder 24 at all times.

The box may be refilled by removing thel bottom wall 33, the spring 41 and the plate 40' as a unit therefrom, and thenplacing the required amount of powder in the box which is held inverted at this time. The bottom wall together with the spring and plate are then replaced in the box and the vanity box is ready for use. Thus, if the top wall 23 is then rotated, powder will sift or be forced through the apertures 23, the powder being forced toward the apertures by the spring.

It will be noted that the plate 40 divides the interior of the box 12 into two compartments, one of which is adapted to hold the powder 24 and the other of which is adapted to receive the spring 4l. A third compartment is preferably provided in the lid 13 for the rouge 15 butthis construe-tion does not form a part of the present invention.

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that various immaterial modifications may be made in the same without departing from the spirit of my invention; hence l dov not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact form, construetion, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described or uses mentioncd.

llVhat l claim as new and desire lo secure by Letters Patent is: i

1. A vanity casecomprising a box for holding linely divided powder, said box having a perforate wall movable relative to the remainder of the box, a plate disposed within the box dividing it into a. plurality of compartments, and a spring disposed in one of said compartments for urgingv the plate toward said perforate wall, said spring having a portion thereof slidably connected to the plate.

2. A vanity case comprising a box for holding finely divided powder, said box having a rotatable perforate wall, a plate disposed within the box for 'dividing it into a plurality of compartments, and a spring disposed in one of said compartments for lurging the plate toward said perforate wall,

said spring' having a plurality of resilient arms slidably 'connected to the plate.

3. A vanity case comprising a box for holding finelydivided powder, said box comprising a movable perforate top wall and a detachable bottom wall, a plate disposed in the box for dividing it into aplurality of compartments, and a spring carried by the bottom wall for urging the plate toward said perforate wall, said springr having alportion thereof slidably connected to said ate.

p 4. A vanity case comprising a box for holding finely divided powder, said box comprising a rotatable perforate top wall and a detachable bottom wall, a plate disposed in the box for dividing it into a plurality of compartments, and a spring carried by the bottom wall for urging the plate toward said perforate wall, said spring having a plurality of resilient arms slidably connected to the p ate.

5. A vanity ease comprising a box for holding finely divided powder, said box having a perforate rotatable top Iwall and a detachable bottom wall, a plate disposed within the box for dividing it into a plurality of compartments, a spring disposed within the box for urging said late toward said perforate wall, said sprlng having sharp projections bent up therefrom and engageablc with the bottom wall to prevent relative rotation between the bottom wall and the spring.

6. A vanity case comprising a box for holding finely dividedI powder, said box comprising a rotatable perforate wall, a

detachable bottom wall, a plate disposed in from and `en ageable with the bottom wall the box for dividing it into a plurality of to prevent re atlve rotation between the botcompartments, and a sprin carried by said tom wall and the s ring. 10 `bottom wall for urgin t e plate'toward. In testimony w ereof, I have hereunto til said perforate wall, sai sprin being slid-f signed :my.name.

ably connected to said plate an being provided with sharp projections bent up there- WALTER PORANSKI. 

